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#16083 02/20/2004 11:22 PM | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 65 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 65 | pork here....
Any tips on centering the timing cover seal over the crank shaft? My manual talks about a tool to use, but obviously i do not have one. Could I place the cover on loosely, then drive the harmonic balancer onto the shaft to seat around the seal and then tighten down the cover bolt?
healthfuly yours
'59 235 1/2 ton,,,,,
1959 Chevy Fleetside 3100 Series BBW
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#16084 02/20/2004 11:37 PM | Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 587 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 587 | That is exactly what I did. | | |
#16085 02/21/2004 1:32 AM | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 591 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 591 | I think there is a thread on this somewhere.
If you already have the oil pan off, it is a good time to thread the two lower mounting holes on the bottom of the timing cover. If yours is like my 261, the bottom two bolting mechanisms are a nut & bolt. The nut being on the inside of the engine. If you thread those holes so you can use a bolt to secure the cover from the outside like the rest of the cover, you don't need to remove the oilpan to remove the timing cover. | | |
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